George Kittle, Jeff Wilson Jr., Robbie Gould Activated

The San Francisco 49ers officially activated tight end George Kittle (calf) and kicker Robbie Gould (groin) from Injured Reserve and activated running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (knee) from the Physically Unable to Perform list on Saturday. In corresponding moves, the team placed defensive end Dee Ford on IR and waived defensive lineman Zach Kerr. Linebacker […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 9: Kadarius Toney, Justin Fields, and more

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Oftentimes, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. This Thursday, we already witnessed a rookie have a major breakthrough. First-year wideout Elijah Moore put up a solid stat line for the New York Jets, tallying […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Wilson was included in the weekly recommendations when he was expected to return from injured reserve in late October. The timetable for him to resurface has shifted to late November, but that does not preclude you from stashing him if you are […]

Javon Kinlaw Undergoes ACL Reconstruction

San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw (knee) recently underwent a successful ACL reconstruction on his injured right knee to fix chronic changes in his knee. The 49ers are hoping that the 24-year-old first-round pick in 2020 can return to full health for the start of the 2022 campaign. Kinlaw was working through knee issues […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Questionable Tag For Elijah Mitchell In Week 9

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell (rib) is being listed as questionable to play this Sunday against the division-rival Arizona Cardinals in Week 9 action. Mitchell was limited in practice each of the last two days, so we'd consider him to be on the right side of questionable for the weekend. The 23-year-old […]

Deebo Samuel Listed As Questionable

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (calf) is listed as questionable for Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Samuel's calf "is worse this week," so the team will take the next two days to see how he feels leading up to Sunday's action. It sounds as though the […]

George Kittle Returning In Week 9

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (calf) will be activated from Injured Reserve before Sunday's divisional game against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 9, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. This was always the expectation with Kittle returning to practice this week, but now it's official. Fantasy managers can gladly slide the top-tier tight […]

Video: Running Back Must-Starts and Sits - Week 9

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) gives his must-start and must-sit running backs to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season. Who should you start or sit in RB2 or Flex spots? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Has Chance To Play Against Cardinals

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (knee) has a chance to be activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list ahead of this week's game against the Cardinals. Wilson has yet to play this season as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, but he is reportedly in tremendous shape, per […]

Quarterbacks - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

In a typical year, quarterback rankings aren't too important once we approach the midpoint of the season. As you know, this year has been anything but typical and that especially applies to the football world. Just this past week, several quarterbacks have suffered serious injuries and some big-name players will need to be replaced. Fantasy […]

Week 9 NFL - Fantasy Score DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Deebo Samuel Limited On Thursday

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (calf) was limited in practice on Thursday. The Niners top receiver was a non-participant in Wednesday's practice, so it's encouraging to see him get some action in on Thursday. Samuel is coming off of a big performance in Week 8 with six receptions for 171 yards and remains […]

Elijah Mitchell Returns To Practice

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell (ribs) is wearing a blue no-contact jersey and it looks like he'll be involved in practice on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday's session. It's a good sign for Mitchell's availability this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals. Barring a setback in practice Thursday or Friday, we expect him […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

The King's Week 9 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 9 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 9

This is the time of the year where the NFL bye weeks start getting on fantasy footballers’ nerves. Thanks to major injuries to Tennessee’s Derrick Henry and New Orleans’ Jameis Winston, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID, and Atlanta’s Calvin Ridley taking time off to address his mental health, millions of fantasy football […]

Elijah Mitchell Doesn't Practice Wednesday

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell (ribs) was held out of Wednesday's practice. Mitchell's status must be monitored for the rest of the week. If he is unable to play this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals, JaMycal Hasty and rookie Trey Sermon would be asked to take on much bigger roles in the […]

Deebo Samuel Expected To Play This Sunday

The San Francisco 49ers will continue to manage wide receiver Deebo Samuel (calf) and left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) this week, and both players were held out of practice on Wednesday. Head coach Kyle Shanahan expects Samuel to play in Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals, while The Athletic's David Lombardi also expects Williams to […]

George Kittle Returns To Practice On Wednesday

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle returned to practice on Wednesday after going on the IR for a calf injury after Week 4. The 49ers have 21 days to activate Kittle so his return to practice is not a guarantee that he will suit up for them against the Cardinals on Sunday; however, it […]

Early Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings and Injury News: Taysom Hill, Saquon Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr.

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's games, but are back with our early Week 9 fantasy football rankings. The injury news and player updates are coming in quickly this week, so we are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 9 of the fantasy football season. As always, […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 8

Eight weeks in the books now, and it was another wild week of football. More surprise performances, big-time duds, and one massive injury that will change your fantasy league's landscape for the rest of the year. I appreciate everybody that's been following along with this post series, and I hope you're getting used to using […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 8 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the eighth week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 8, we saw stat lines such as the Philadelphia Eagles running backs combining for 37 carries, the Atlanta Falcons tight ends combining for 17 […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9

Week 8 is officially in the books. This week, the Ravens and Raiders are back in action, with the Lions, Seahawks, Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrow may be pointing up, and players whose arrow may be pointing down based on the previous […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 9

With the conclusion of Week 8, we are about halfway through the fantasy season. From an offensive line perspective, last week featured some of the best and worst performances we have seen in terms of offensive line play. Six teams finished Week 8 with an average overall blocking grade above a 70 according to PFF. […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. This week there are four teams and bye, and some major injury situations to deal with, so fantasy managers will be looking to make some important waiver wire pickups and roster changes for Week 9. Just like every other week, we are bringing you our in-depth waiver wire analysis and […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The NFL Trade Deadline is almost here, so many players who wouldn't otherwise have fantasy relevance may jump up in value. I won't list every possible player below but RBs like Marlon Mack, Ronald Jones, Ty'Son Williams, Salvon Ahmed, and Trey Sermon should be monitored closely up until the deadline. The coming week also returns […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 9?

I feel the need to come clean on two players who have finally made my cut list – and one of them comes with an asterisk. I have been hesitant to include Odell Beckham Jr. or Allen Robinson on the Cut List despite their extremely poor play and I think I need to explain why. When […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Boston Scott, Mark Ingram, Jaret Patterson, Jeff Wilson Jr.

After eight weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Pat Freiermuth, C.J. Uzomah, Evan Engram, Mo Alie-Cox

The tight end herd on fantasy football waiver wires is thinning out as the season wears on. Millions of fantasy football managers have gaping holes they need plugged at the tight end position this week. Green Bay’s Robert Tonyan tore his ACL and is out for the season, which is terrible timing for those who […]